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Dan Moi Perfect Fifth Set
Price:
€2.94
Dan Moi Perfect Fifth Set
This set contains two Vietnamese brass jaw harps, hand-tuned to produce a natural fifth interval when played together or in alternation. The Dan Moi is a lip-vibrated idiophone with deep roots in the musical traditions of Vietnam's highland communities, where it has been used for centuries as both a solo instrument and a tool of social communication. The instrument transforms your breath and oral cavity into a resonating chamber, allowing the vibrating metal tongue to generate rich, complex harmonics from an elegantly simple form.
Construction and Sound
Both harps in this set are made from brass, contributing to their bright yet warm tonal character. Each instrument functions as a self-contained acoustic unit: hold the frame against your lips or teeth, pluck or flick the flexible tongue, and shape the interior of your mouth to filter and amplify individual overtones. The natural fifth tuning between the two harps opens up harmonic possibilities unavailable with a single instrument — intervals, drone-and-melody combinations, and call-and-response patterns across both registers.
Playing Technique
The Dan Moi is held with the frame touching the lips or teeth, and the tongue set in motion with a finger. The player's mouth cavity — its size, shape, and tension — acts as a selective resonator, emphasizing certain overtones from the vibrating tongue's harmonic series. Varying breath pressure and mouth position shifts the audible pitch without touching the instrument itself. The effect is a melodic line drawn directly from the overtone spectrum, a characteristic shared with other jaw harps worldwide.
What's Included
The set arrives in a natural cloth pouch containing both jaw harps, ready to play. No tuning or assembly is required.
The Dan Moi occupies a central place in Vietnamese acoustic heritage, a pocket-sized instrument whose acoustic complexity exceeds its modest appearance.
Price:
€2.94
Dan Moi Perfect Fifth Set — A pair of hand-tuned Vietnamese lip harps in brass, each producing a natural fifth interval when played together or in sequence. Traditionally played in Vietnam's highland communities for centuries, the Dan Moi uses your breath and mouth cavity as a resonator to create surprisingly rich, buzzing tones from a simple metal frame and tongue. This set arrives in a natural cloth pouch and suits both solo melodic play and harmonic layering. An authentic piece of Vietnamese acoustic heritage in a pocket-sized format.
Quantity
1 piece
| Origin | China |
|---|---|
| Weight | 0,04 kg |
| Dimensions | 6,0 × 5,0 cm |
| Materials | Ceramic |
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Chirping Bird Water Warbler
Caution: Not suitable for children under 3 years. Please supervise older children. Beware of swallowing small parts, strangulation, material allergies, sharp edges and points! Use only for sound generation. No liability for improper use.
Care: Extreme temperature fluctuations, humidity and direct sunlight can affect the lifespan. Please store in balanced humidity to prevent material changes, mold and corrosion. Remove dirt with a damp cloth. Dry after cleaning and each use.
Disposal: Please contact your local waste disposal authority for information on environmentally sound disposal!
Dan Moi Perfect Fifth Set
This set contains two Vietnamese brass jaw harps, hand-tuned to produce a natural fifth interval when played together or in alternation. The Dan Moi is a lip-vibrated idiophone with deep roots in the musical traditions of Vietnam's highland communities, where it has been used for centuries as both a solo instrument and a tool of social communication. The instrument transforms your breath and oral cavity into a resonating chamber, allowing the vibrating metal tongue to generate rich, complex harmonics from an elegantly simple form.
Construction and Sound
Both harps in this set are made from brass, contributing to their bright yet warm tonal character. Each instrument functions as a self-contained acoustic unit: hold the frame against your lips or teeth, pluck or flick the flexible tongue, and shape the interior of your mouth to filter and amplify individual overtones. The natural fifth tuning between the two harps opens up harmonic possibilities unavailable with a single instrument — intervals, drone-and-melody combinations, and call-and-response patterns across both registers.
Playing Technique
The Dan Moi is held with the frame touching the lips or teeth, and the tongue set in motion with a finger. The player's mouth cavity — its size, shape, and tension — acts as a selective resonator, emphasizing certain overtones from the vibrating tongue's harmonic series. Varying breath pressure and mouth position shifts the audible pitch without touching the instrument itself. The effect is a melodic line drawn directly from the overtone spectrum, a characteristic shared with other jaw harps worldwide.
What's Included
The set arrives in a natural cloth pouch containing both jaw harps, ready to play. No tuning or assembly is required.
The Dan Moi occupies a central place in Vietnamese acoustic heritage, a pocket-sized instrument whose acoustic complexity exceeds its modest appearance.
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